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The purpose of this study has been to map how Skanes 33 municipalities have implemented the 11 national public health objective aims. The study has been performed as a questionnaire together with interviews with public health coordinators chosen from these municipalities.
The results from this study show that the main priorities lay within structural factors. Yet it also shows that the 11th objective aim (Reduced use of tobacco and alcohol, a society free from illicit drugs and doping and a reduction in the harmful effects of excessive gambling) bears the highest priority in Skane.
The mapping shows that 18 of Skanes municipalities have public health coordinators. The result shows that 17 of Skanes municipalities have a public health plan and 14 of them also have public health coordinators. The majority of these municipalities have also implemented the 11 national public health objectives within their public health plan. According to the proposition (Mål för folkhälsan 2002/03:35) Aims for public health it is important to prepare a public health plan in order to achieve a comprehensive long-term well functioning of public health activity.
The results from the study also show that only a few municipalities have prepared a welfare annual account, but that there is a strong urge to initiate their introduction on a more widespread scale.